April 17, 2015, 10:39AM

The Gretna W-6 local route has returned to downtown after it was eliminated following Hurricane Katrina. Mayor Belinda Constant and Jefferson Transit representatives Orlandez Pierre and Ben Francois discuss the importance of the service.

August 05, 2014, 11:17AM

Linda Sanchez of Gretna says residents want the City Council to pass a strongly worded resolution opposing an increase in rail traffic in connection with a proposed coal export terminal in Plaquemines Parish.

April 10, 2014, 10:28AM

Gretna Mayor Belinda Constant reads a proclamation Wednesday (April 9), thanking Casey Jones Supermarket for 50 years of service. The venerable West Bank institution will close April 30 after its lease was not renewed.

April 03, 2014, 12:10PM

Project Manager George Folse talks about the work that will be needed to rehabilitate the historic Gretna City Hall. City officials have been told that waterproofing and replacement of the electrical and heating-air conditioning systems are critical.

March 13, 2014, 1:25PM

March 12, 2014, 6:46PM

After two firms submitted the lowest bid for a $4.4 million expansion of the Gretna Police Department, the companies agreed to a coin flip to decide the winner. Police Chief Arthur Lawson, along with Ashton Miller Robinson and F.H. Myers CEO Rachelle Albright prepare for the toss. Robinson is the grandson of the late Police Chief B.H.Miller Jr., and the great-grandson of the late Police Chief B.H. Miller Sr. Albright won the contract after calling heads.

January 09, 2014, 11:55AM

Gretna officials paid tribute to the late Dennis Dunn, a Gretna police captain who died in December at age 64. Capt. Dunn had a 34-year career in law enforcement that included a stint at the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office. Mayor Belinda Constant read a proclamation that was presented to his widow, Lorraine Dunn, and daughter, Denise Dunn Chavers.

December 12, 2013, 11:50AM

Gretna is poised to implement paid parking in downtown beginning in January. Mayor Belinda Constant discusses the next steps city officials will take in re-establishing a parking program, which was suspended in 2010.